The Corner Penthouse

MGM has released, or will soon release, the The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977) Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Worn-out old trucker named Elegant John (Henry Fonda) is anxious to make one last, big haul before calling it quits. But before he can, his 18-wheeler is repossessed by the finance company. Unwilling to let anything stand in his way. Elegant John steals his rig back, then further thumbs his nose at the law by hauling a group of ladies of dubious distinction across the border as a favor to his old flame, bordello madam Penelope Pearson (Eileen Brennan).

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented with its original The Last of the Cowboys title in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:44:21. The movie has been rated PG. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages include English.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Behind the Scenes Gallery (1:40) - A mere 10 still frames from the movie in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio, none of which show anything that would be considered "behind the scenes".

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

No digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case.

[ NOTES ]

The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977) is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Movie Zyng. The movie is a great time capsule of the 1970s "trucker" fad with some great performances by Fonda and Brennan, along with youngsters Susan Sarandon and Robert Englund. Disappointingly, MGM's new Blu-ray is, essentially, a "movie only" affair. Code Red released the film on Blu-ray in 2018 with two trailers and two Robert Englund extras (an intro and an interview). Even though I have never seen the Code Red Blu-ray, if you can find a reasonably-priced copy, it would probably be the preferable version.

This item has been provided by MGM for review on this site.